The war in Yemen is not a war that we wanted.
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Anand Thakur
The war in Yemen is not a war that we wanted.
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And Iran is responsible for setting up sectarian militias in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, whose objective is to destabilize those countries.
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That has a continuous and robust inspection mechanism and that has snap-back provisions in case Iran violates the agreement.
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Just like surface-to-air missiles in Afghanistan were able to change the balance of power there.
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So he asked the Iranians to come in and help.
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Show me one Iranian diplomat we killed! I can show you many Saudi diplomats who were killed by Iran.
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All of this, however, is still in the discussion phase and in the initial planning phase.
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We have the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and people should respect this.
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Iran is responsible for a number of terrorist attacks in the Kingdom,
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Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the affairs of its neighbors
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It was in possession of heavy weapons, ballistic missiles and even an air force.
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I don’t think anyone can predict what the short term will look like. In the long term, it will be a Syria without Bashar Assad
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So we responded, as part of a coalition, at the request of the legitimate government of Yemen, and we stepped in to support them.
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The country [Syria] would be destroyed. Unfortunately, our warnings are coming true.
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The Russians say their objective is to defeat Daesh, too.
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Is Russia worried that defeating Daesh will open the door for defeating Bashar Assad?
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